This Policy and Recommendation Document  builds on the government’s efforts  by outlining a series of specific policy recommendations informed by this landmark research.  As the people of Abu Dhabi emerge from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a more important time to understand the impact that this experience has had on young children and their families, and to take concrete steps to address the specific needs that it has revealed, not just for their benefit, but for the benefit of our society as a whole.